by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Minnesota” ranking.
Electrical Engineering is the 39th most popular major in the country with 28,844 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, electrical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $74,380 and had an average of $24,114 in loans still to pay off.
Across Minnesota, there were 341 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,911 and $25,746 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 212 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,071 and $28,140 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Minnesota” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in electrical engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their electrical engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Minnesota”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Duluth, Minnesota, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Minnesota list. Saint Cloud, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s EE degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full St. Cloud State University Electrical Engineering Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Minnesota. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s EE degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of St Thomas Minnesota Electrical Engineering Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Minnesota State University - Mankato Electrical Engineering Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Minnesota. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 88 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Bethel University Minnesota ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Minnesota list. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 4 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Bethel University Minnesota
Dunwoody College of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on EE Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #7. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s EE degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Dunwoody College of Technology
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